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Cheltenham 2018 Ante post bets

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Robbante said:
Over the course of a few months (August - March) I put 2/3 grand on. In March I get a few grand back. Been doing it since 2013 and have always turned a profit, best about two grand, worst about a hundred quid, average probably a few hundred quid. Even the worst was more than i'd get if i put that money in an ISA, and I still don't think i've had a really good year yet where it's all come together well/multiples have hit the target (hopefully this year). The way I bet i can't see that i'd ever lose more than a few hundred quid (and that would have to be an awful year), and by the time March comes around I have written it off in my head a bit and thus just see the winnings as a bonus. Doing it this way I find I can really enjoy the racing as a sport (and it's a sport I love), whereas before I started doing ante post my enjoyment of the week was tempered a little by winning/losing bets on the day
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I just looked back at my records, and I only did about £400 of bets for the whole festival in 2015, so 2016 was the first year I'd done it properly.

I won about 3k in 2016, and lost about a monkey last year*

*Altior & Yorkhill @ 40s saved me from being another grand down :highly_amused:

It's all entertainment for me, and I see it much the same as yourself. I just use whatever I get back as spending money for my summer holidays, and if I don't need to order more from FairFX, I've done alright.
 
Liammet said:
Not the most original of bets
However,just gone in heavy on a 5/1 treble
Ireland Betbright trophy
W Mullins top trainer
R Walsh top jockey
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Given the arsenal Hendo goes in with coupled with some high profile Mullins absentees I'd be looking to get against Ireland/Ruby/Mullins....
 
I've had my biggest Festival outlay so far but managed to fund nearly all if it through free bets, manipulation of free bets on the exchange, and arbing. Been making on average around 40-50 quid a week since last summer all of which has gone on the Festival. Means I have been able bet much more than normal which is great, although it has taken plenty of work each week so not for everyone. Try to do most of it on the commute to work.
 
Rhinestone_Cowboy said:
I've had my biggest Festival outlay so far but managed to fund nearly all if it through free bets, manipulation of free bets on the exchange, and arbing. Been making on average around 40-50 quid a week since last summer all of which has gone on the Festival. Means I have been able bet much more than normal which is great, although it has taken plenty of work each week so not for everyone. Try to do most of it on the commute to work.
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That's dedication RC and I imagine very time consuming. Not a bad way to spend the commute to work though.

I'll probably have staked somewhere close to £5k by the Tuesday and usually bet half as much again through the week.

Like a few have said, it doesn't matter what you stake are as long as you can afford to lose it. There's nothing worse than losing more than you can afford and I think every one has probably been there at some stage - not something I wish to repeat in a hurry :sorrow:
 
I’m off to Australia in april so one of the reasons I’ve started antepost is that I won’t have the same outlay over the 4 days.

I’ve used free bets but also whenever I have a win I use half the profit on antepost. I wouldn’t be putting £5, £10 etc away for the holiday so it goes on AP. It’s money that in some ways I never had and won’t be missed but means I can dial down the spending on the day.


Until someone price boosts Apples Jade on the day and I steam in!
 
Innoko said:
Crashed through the 2.5k outlay for the festival yesterday.

Not sure how that compares to many on here, shocked me a little when i counted it all up though! :disgust:
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I really hope that you get a decent return Innoko :encouragement:
 
I'm pushing the boundaries of what I can afford to lose this year :highly_amused:

Very impressed and pleased with the level headed and sensible approaches everyone seems to have.

I respect the discipline in keeping to a pattern that some have as much as the commitment others have in approaches more similar to my own.

Each to their own and the return on investment should include 'hours of personal enjoyment' for me too. If I made a net loss of a few hundred quid I'd only be down a few pence per hour that I've spent on here and trawling through form/oddschecker! A bargain for entrainment!

However, I won't be making a loss :devilish:
 
TheEagleHasLanded said:
I've been reading this forum for a while now and I have always found the discussion informative and friendly... I just wanted to see if everyone is feeling the same as me with the festival fast approaching i.e like a little kid at Christmas.... I cannot wait. Also I wanted to wish you all the luck with every bet you make!
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Welcome. I’ve only been on here a week but there’s a good bunch of posters on here I think. Lots of great info.


I can’t wait. My first festival and I’m absolutely buzzing for it.
 
Garrison Savannah said:
You had me questioning my memory there!

Though now I think about it, I'm not sure Lets Dance was a banker. Not a long term banker anyway? Wasn't Airlie Beach the long term AP favourite?

Had a quick look - seems my memory is crap!
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She was indeed. I was on Airlie Beach knowing Mullins likes to send his best mares novice to the race but soon realised that day is backed the wrong one of the two when the money came for Let’s Dance. I believe she opened up at 9/4 that morning across the boards but went off 11/8. Absolute monster gamble on her and she absolutely cantered into the race and won easily.

Love a Cheltenham mulllins gamble. Think that was on St Patrick’s Thursday as well. .
 
Kevloaf said:
Each to their own and the return on investment should include 'hours of personal enjoyment' for me too. If I made a net loss of a few hundred quid I'd only be down a few pence per hour that I've spent on here and trawling through form/oddschecker! A bargain for entrainment!
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Exactly how I think of it Kev, couldn’t have put it better.
I have a job that means I often have to spend evenings away during the week and reading all the posts on here, listening to various podcasts etc. provides an enjoyable way to pass the time.

So far I’ve gambled about a grand - free bets and laying some of those horses means this is netting out at about £750.
By the end of the festival I expect this to be about double.
If I lost every penny it would probably work out about the cost of a decent golf club membership, and so for all the interest and enjoyment I’ve had cheap at half the price.

But hopefully as in other years I’ll come close to breaking even or in profit - not many hobbies can do that :highly_amused:
 
Kevloaf said:
Each to their own and the return on investment should include 'hours of personal enjoyment' for me too
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The alternative is talking to the wife so a massive loss is still money well spent in my book...
 
Hi All,

Been coming in and out of the forum for years, had a different username last year when I started posting but lost details.. Don't bet much anymore but love cheltenham fest.

Last year had many losers but got out of jail with Yorkhill then Penhill at 20s and 16s..

This year already done a few anti post bets as follows..

Real Steel 16/1 2.5pts Supreme
Holowgraphic 10/1 2.5pts Bumper
Monalee 7/1 2.5pts RSA

Doubles and Treble

Might Bite 9/1 2.5pts Gold
Samcro 5/1 3pts Ballymore
Min 8/1 2pts Champion C
Unowhatimeanharry 7/1 2pts Stayers
Gumball 12/1 2pts Triumph
Defi Du Seuil 7/1 2pts Champion H

50p e/w Super Heinz

I think Defi Du Seuil is much better than he showed the first time out (something wrong?), well I hope so..

Getabird 3/1 4pts
Cause of Causes 4/1 4pts
Might Bite 7/2 4pts

Doubles & Treble


Chef Des Obeaux 14/1 2pts Albert
Louis Vac Pouch 20/1 2pts Pertemps

£3 win double


Savers (Hopefully)

Apples Jade 6/4 10pts Mares

Apples Shakira 4/1 5pts Triumph

Hopefully some good ones and a few already have drifted after a few bad runs but all still running.


Will have a few more bet before the start, looking at having a few quid on once I have a better idea where they will be going...

Lami Serge
Squouateur
Hunters Call
Killultagh Vic
Sao
Willoughby Court


Sorry if I have bored everyone & good luck with all of you selections..
 
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Welcome mate but not sure what to believe of someone who says “Don’t Bet much anymore” with a handle of Sirbetalot :highly_amused:
 
Welcome back Sirbetalot. Who were you before?

Good luck with your selections
 
I use to sit in the bookies all day, then online took over, would bet on every race, dogs, poker and on two flies climbing a wall if I could so maybe I should have called myself ExSirbetaot :), grown up a lot and lost a lot, much more selected now. Only really bet the big races, GN, Chel, Derby & so on.. my real love is F1 & NFL. also change the way I bet, I only do largish bets on anti-post, had a few big winners, last year, One for Arthur GN and a big double on F1 & Motogp both put me slightly up on the year and reinvested some on the Cheltenham Fest as I love pure class races..

Last year I was called MullinsMull spelling error was meant to be mule... had two winners that I posted up but many seconds and thirds plus a few that should have won if stayed on their feet. This year I am hoping to do a little better, just love Samcro & Getabird, hope they keep them apart until nest season..
 
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Sirbetalot said:
I use to sit in the bookies all day, then online took over, would bet on every race, dogs, poker and on two flies climbing a wall if I could so maybe I should have called myself ExSirbetaot :), grown up a lot and lost a lot, much more selected now. Only really bet the big races, GN, Chel, Derby & so on.. my real love is F1 & NFL. also change the way I bet, I only do largish bets on anti-post, had a few big winners, last year, One for Arthur GN and a big double on F1 & Motogp both put me slightly up on the year and reinvested some on the Cheltenham Fest as I love pure class races..

Last year I was called MullinMull spelling error was meant to be mule... had two winners that I posted up but many seconds and thirds plus a few that should have won if stayed on their feet. This year I am hoping to do a little better, just love Samcro & Getabird, hope they keep them apart until nest season..
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I like betting on the MotoGP (Moto2 / Moto3) - I find the bookies are slow to react to weather in the head to head markets lower down sometimes... and a friend of mine has an encylopedic knowledge about riders previous results which is useful
 
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